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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;statequarterguy, post: 779594, member: 21782&quot;]<span style="color: black"><font face="Verdana"><span style="color: black"><font face="Verdana">WOW, can&#039;t disagree more. I&#039;ve looked at a lot of satins and not only are the fields clean, the devices appear to have more detail than the proofs. Most of the satins I&#039;ve looked at even have a wire rim, like proofs. Now, I have noticed, on my 2009 proofs that wash out you mentioned on the devices and that&#039;s exactly what I thought, they tried to over frost them. I’d say the finish on the satins is a very fine satin that takes nothing from the detail and the added strike pressure, creates more detail. Copy my photo of the first strike Oegon quarter, enlarge it, and then tell me it has less detail. You know, maybe what we’re both noticing, you with satins, me with proofs is a result of worn dies, rather than the initial die prep. As for comparing the satins to business strikes - no comparison in my opinion - the business strikes definitely have less detail and were struck with less pressure, as The Mint states. Of course, you may have noticed, I&#039;m the guy that&#039;s partial to satins over traditional proofs - don&#039;t like the high contrast, prefer the well struck uniform finish of the satins, easier to see the detail with the naked eye. I&#039;m the guy who bought only the &quot;unc&quot; version of the modern commems and let others buy the higher mintage traditional mirrored proofs. </font></span></font></span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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